1085. Aloneness becomes confinement

இருவர் ஒலிக்கும் அறையே அறையாம்ஒருவர் ஒலிக்கும் சிறை

iruvar olikkum araiye araiyaamoruvar olikkum sirai

Only a room that rings with two is a room; a room that rings with one is a prison.

1086. Kindness unreturned

விளக்கினான் ஊரெல்லாம் வீழ்ந்தான் இருளில்விளக்கெடுப்பார் யாருமில் லை

vilakkinaan oorellaam veezhndaan irulilvilakkeduppaar yaarumil lai

The one who brought light to the whole town has fallen in darkness, and no one comes to him with a light.

1087. A household shrinks

ஒருகுடம் நீர்முகக்கும் ஓசையுள் வீடுஅருகிருந்தார் இன்மை உணர்வு

orukudam neermukakkum osaiyul veeduarukirundaar inmai unarvu

In a house where only one pot of water is drawn, the sound of the drawing tells of those who once were near and now are gone.

Water is drawn by the potful for the day’s needs. One pot is one person’s share, where once there were several.